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mouth of theriver,where the Ozama empties into the Caribbean Sea. To the westthe old citypokes into the sky likethelowerrow ofaseptua-

genarian's teeth.for notwobuildings arethe samein stature,color,shapeor condition.And beyond the Colonial Zone sprout the somewhat more sym

lew metrical protuberances ofmodern Santo Domingo, Skirting the northern edge of the fortress is the Casa de Bastidas. the

The national banner waves proudly above Puerta del Conde

where it was first raised in 1844.

into this New World.Although the Vikings may have beat him to the hemi- Columbus(Cristoforo Colombo in Italian,Cristobal Colon in Spanish)sailed

orld sphere,Columbus&Co.certainly planted the seeds ofdiscoverythatgrew

intoanempire Sometimeafter Christopher Colurmbus returned to the isle on his second

trans-Atlanticvoyage,hisbrother,Bartholomew,founded SantoDomingo, whichbecamea crossroads of Spain's later vast colonies in the hemisphere.

The precise date of the founding eludes historians.It could have taken

date was set at Aug.4,1496. placeas early as 1494 or as late as1498.As a compromise,the celebrated

tions evolve,but also some of the firsts-of-their-kind in the hemisphere. Overthesucceeding century.SantoDomingo sawnotonly its ownfounda-

These include thefirst cathedral,thefirst hospital,the first university and

the first commercial street. Today.you can seeall of these andmore on afew hours'stroll of what is

now called the Colonial Zone. Foremost among the sights iswhat isformallycalled the Cathedral of

New World,butalso it isgenerallyregarded asthelaststop Columbusmade Santa Maria la Menor.Not only is the cathedral thefirst established in the

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